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GARDENS  AND  GARDENING 

A Selected  List  of  Books  with 
Annotations 


April  1913 


GARDENS  AND  GARDENING, 


This  list  does  not  represent  the  entire  resources  of  the  Library. 
Additional  material  may  be  obtained  in  the  Reference  Room. 


Adams,  H.  S.  Making  a rock  garden.  O.  S. 
1912  716 

Practical  treatise  by  an  enthusiast  A214 
on  a form  of  garden  which  can  be 
very  attractive. 

Agar,  M.  Garden  design  in  theory  and  O.  S. 
practice.  1912  710 

Treats  of  the  methods  of  planning  A261 
large  artistic  gardens  with  little  at- 
tention to  horticulture.  English. 

Albee,  Mrs.  H.  R.  Hardy  plants  for  cot-  O.  S. 
tage  gardens.  1910  716 

Includes  classified  lists  of  flowers  A328 

arranged  by  color  and  months  in 
which  they  bloom. 

Allerton,  S.  W.  Practical  farming.  1907  630 

Treatise  on  present  farming  condi-  A434 

tions  and  how  to  improve  them. 

American  academy  of  political  and  so-  630 


cial  science.  Philadelphia.  Country  A512 

life.  1912 

Symposium  on  the  various  phases 
of  rural  life. 

Bailey,  L.  H.  Country  life  movement  in  630 
the  United  States.  1911  B155c 

Useful  contribution  to  the  present 
discussion  of  many  problems  which 
concern  the  future  of  our  rural  popu- 
lation. 


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Bailey,  L.  H.,  and  Miller,  Wilhelm.  Cy-  R716 
clopedia  of  American  horticulture.  6 B155 

y.  1906 

Sifts  the  literature  in  which  scien- 
tific farming  finds  expression  and  em- 
bodies its  most  important  and  per- 
manent results. 


Bailey,  L.  H.  Farm  and  garden  rule-  O.  S. 
book.  1911  630 

Handy  reference  manual  for  farm-  B155f 
ers,  gardeners,  etc. 

Bailey,  L.  H.  Garden-making.  1899  O.  S. 

Authoritative,  practical  handbook  710 


for  amateurs;  admirable  on  esthetic  B155 

side. 

Bailey,  L,  H.  Manual  of  gardening.  1910  O.  S. 

Practical  guide  to  the  making  of  716 
home  grounds  and  the  growing  of  B155 
flowers,  fruits  and  vegetables. 


Bailey,  L.  H.  Plant-breeding.  1906  635 

Simple  and  readable  account  of  cur-  B155p 
rent  practice  in  this  department  of 
horticulture. 

Bailey,  L.  H.  Principles  of  fruit  grow-  O.  S. 
ing.  1902  634 

Modern  art  of  growing,  storing  and  B155p 
marketing  fruits  on  a large  scale. 

Bailey,  L,  H.  Principles  of  vegetable  O.  S. 
gardening.  1906  635 

Includes  bibliography  of  American  B155pr 

books  and  recent  experiment  station 
publications  relating  to  vegetable 
gardening. 

Bailey,  L.  H.  Pruning-book.  1898  O.  S. 

On  the  pruning  and  training  of  634 

plants  as  applied  to  American  condi-  B155 
tions. 

Bailey,  L.  H.  State  and  the  farmer.  1908  630 

Advanced  ideas  on  agricultural  edu-  B155 
cation  and  the  position  of  the  farmer 
in  the  community. 


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Baker,  Tarkington.  Yard  and  garden.  O.  S. 

1908  710 

General  popular  treatment  of  the  B168 

planting  and  care  of  trees,  shrubs, 
plants  and  vines  in  the  small  grounds 
of  a city  home. 

Barnard,  C.  My  ten-rod  farm.  O.  S. 

716 

B259m 

Barnard,  C.  Simple  flower  garden.  O.  S. 

Guide  for  gardeners  for  flowers  all  716 

the  year.  B259 

Barnes,  P.  T.  House  plants  and  how  to  O.  S. 

grow  them.  1909  716 

Practical  guide  making  choice  of  B261 

plants  that  are  “sure  to  succeed.” 

Barron,  Leonard.  Lawns  and  how  to  O.  S. 

make  them.  1906  712 

Practical  book  treating  all  the  pro-  B277 

cesses  that  go  to  the  making  and 
keeping  of  an  ornamental  lawn. 

Barron,  Leonard.  Roses  and  how  to  O.  S. 

grow  them.  1905  716 


Writings  of  several  expert  amateur  B277 
rosarians,  giving  directions  for  grow- 
ing roses  in  the  garden  and  under 


glass. 

Beach,  S.  A.  Apples  of  New  York.  630.6 
1905  N532 

Report  of  New  York  agriculture  ex-  1903 
periment  station  for  the  year  1903.  Pt2 

Beattie,  W.  R.  Celery  culture.  1907  O.  S. 

Treatise  on  production  of  celery  for  635 

market  and  home  use,  including  cul-  B369 
tivation,  control  of  insects,  etc. 

Bennett,  I.  D.  Flower  garden.  1903  O.  S. 

Full,  practical  advice,  includes  lists  716 

of  common  flowers  and  blooming  sea-  B471 
sons  of  trees,  plants  and  shrubs. 


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Bennett,  I.  D.  Vegetable  garden.  1908  O.  S. 

Practical  directions  for  the  novice.  035 

including  chapters  on  fertilizers,  in-  B469 
secticides  and  garden  tools. 

Bricker,  G.  A.  Teaching  of  agriculture  O.  S. 
in  the  high  school.  1911  630.7 

Analysis  and  formulation  of  the  B849 

aims  and  methods  of  agricultural 
education. 

Brooks,  W.  P.  Agriculture.  3 v.  1905  O.  S. 

V.  1 Soils;  v.  2 Manures,  fertil-  030 

izers,  etc.;  v.  3 Animal  husbandry  in-  B873 
eluding  breeds  of  live  stock. 

Bunyard,  George  and  Thomas,  Owen.  O.  S. 

Fruit  garden.  1904  634 

B942 

Burkett,  C.  W.,  Stevens,  F.  L.  and  Hill,  O.  S. 

D.  H.  Agriculture  for  beginners.  630 

1903  B959 

Burkett,  C.  W.  Soils;  their  properties,  O.  S. 

improvement,  management.  1907  631 

Practical  for  use  in  agricultural  B959 

course  and  for  the  farmer. 

Burritt,  M.  C.  Apple  growing.  1912  O.  S. 

Practical  facts  including  planning,  034 

planting,  pruning,  diseases  and  ren-  B971 

ovations  of  old  orchards. 

Butterfield,  K.  S.  Chapters  in  rural  630 

progress.  1908  B988 

Emphasizes  the  social  aspects  of 
rural  communities  and  describes  some 
of  the  newer  movements  resulting  in 
the  expansion  of  country  life. 

Card,  F.  W.  Bush-fruits.  1898  O.  S. 

Botany,  treatment,  diseases  and  034 

specially  persecuting  insects  of  each  C266 

fruit  fully  treated. 


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Castle,  R.  L.  Book  of  market  garden-  O.  S. 
ing.  1906  635 

Gives  English  methods  adopted  by  C353 
many  who  have  made  commercial  gar- 
dening a success. 

Cecil,  A.  M.  Children’s  gardens.  1903  j716 

Gives  rudiments  of  gardening  for  C388 

children  and  beginners  of  all  ages. 

Chittenden,  F.  H.  Insects  injurious  to  O.  S. 
vegetables.  1907  632 

C543 

Coburn,  F.  D.  Book  of  alfalfa.  1906  O.  S. 

633 

C658 

Conrad,  H.  S.  and  Hus,  Henri.  Water  O.  S. 
lilies  and  how  to  grow  them.  1907  716.2 

Has  chapters  on  making  of  ponds  C743 

and  use  of  accessory  plants. 

Davey,  John.  Tree  doctor.  1907  O.  S. 

Book  of  judicious  advice  and  in-  715 

struction  based  upon  a study  of  trees,  D248 
their  injuries,  diseases  and  methods  of 
preservation. 

Davidson,  K.  S.  Gardens  past  and  pres-  O.  S. 
ent.  1908  716 

D252 

Davidson,  K.  S.  Unheated  greenhouse.  O.  S. 
1907  716.3 

D252 

Davis,  B.  M.  Agricultural  education  in  O.  S. 
the  public  schools.  1912  630.7 

Text-book  which  discusses  the  prob-  D261 
lems  of  education  and  the  instru- 
ments that  may  be  used  in  solving 
them.  It  is  an  introductory  encyclo- 
pedia rather  than  a brief  summary. 

s 


Davis,  C.  W.  Rural  school  agriculture. 
1907 

Includes  exercises  for  use  with  any 
text-book  of  agriculture  or  without  a 
text-book. 

Dondlinger,  P.  T.  Book  of  wheat.  1908 

Most  complete  and  scientific  work 
on  the  subject  covering  every  phase  of 
the  industry. 

IDoogue,  L.  J.  Making  a lawn.  1912 

Accurate  manual  designed  for  the 
average  householder. 


Dorner,  H.  B.  Window  gardening.  1908 

Book  of  cultural  directions  to  help 
the  inexperienced  care  for  plants  in- 
telligently. 

Doubleday,  Mrs.  N.  B.  DeG.  American 
flower  garden.  1909 

Includes  planting  lists. 

Drennan,  G.  T.  Everblooming  roses. 
1912 

Treats  of  the  culture,  habits  and 
care  of  roses  for  the  garden. 

Duggar,  B.  M.  Fungous  diseases  of 
plants.  1909 

Embraces  a full  discussion  of  the 
fungous  diseases  of  cultivated  and 
familiar  plants. 

Duggar,  J.  F.  Southern  field  crops 

Text-book  intended  for  advanced 
high  school  and  college  use  and  for 
farmers  who  desire  to  proceed  sub- 
stantially. 

Duncan,  Frances.  Mary’s  garden  and 
how  it  grew.  1909 

Practical  handbook  of  instruction 
for  all  garden  makers. 

6 


630 

D261 


O.  S. 

633 

D679 


O.  S. 

712 

D691 

O.  S. 

716.4 

D713 


O.  S. 

716 

D727 

O.  S. 

716 

D772 


O.  S. 
581.21 
D866 


633 

D866 


j716 

D911 


Duncan,  Frances.  When  mother  lets  us  j716 

garden.  1909  D911w 

Deals  with  the  care  of  the  simpler 
plants  and  flowers. 

Earle,  F.  S.  Southern  agriculture.  1908  O.  S. 

630 

E12 

Elliott,  C.  G.  Practical  farm  drainage.  O.  S. 
1908  631 

Simple  manual  for  the  farmer.  E46 

Ellwanger,  H.  B.  The  rose;  a treatise  O.  S. 
on  the  cultivation,  history,  family,  716 
characteristics,  etc.,  of  the  various  E47 
groups  of  roses.  1907 

Ely,  H.  R.  Another  hardy  garden  book.  O.  S. 
1905  716 

Brief  statement  of  simple  methods  E52 

of  conducting  gardening  operations, 
particularly  in  the  small  home  gar- 
den. 

Ely,  H.  R.  Practical  flower  garden.  O.  S. 
1911  716 

Advice  on  color  arrangement,  sue-  E52p 

cessive  crops,  sod,  fertilization,  etc. 

Ely,  H.  R.  Woman's  hardy  garden.  1903  O.  S. 

Management,  selection  of  plants  and  716 

their  arrangement  dwelt  on  with  suf-  E52w 

ficient  fullness  to  make  it  a safe  guide 
for  amateurs. 

Farthing,  F.  H.  Saturday  in  my  garden.  O.  S. 
1911  716 

Practical  guide  to  the  cultivation  of  F247 

small  gardens  with  hints  on  care  and 
management. 

Fernow,  B.  E.  Care  of  trees  in  lawn,  O.  S. 
street  and  park.  1910  715 

Lessons  in  practical  tree  conserva-  F366 

tion. 


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Fish,  D.  S.  Book  of  the  winter  garden.  O.  S. 
1906  716 

F532 

Fletcher,  S.  W.  How  to  make  a fruit  O.  S. 
garden.  1906  634 

Definite  and  practical  information  F615 

for  amateurs,  fruit  growers  and  gar- 
deners. 

Fletcher,  $.  W.  Soils,  how  to  handle  O.  S. 

and  improve  them.  1907  631 

Popular  treatment  dealing  with  the  F615 


nature  and  management  of  soils  for 
students  and  farmers. 


French,  Allen.  Book  of  vegetables  and  O.  S. 
garden  herbs.  1907  635 

Practical  handbook  with  planting  F873 

table. 

French,  Allen.  How  to  grow  vegetables  O.  S. 
and  garden  herbs.  1911  635 

Practical  handbook  and  planting  F873h 

table. 

Fullerton,  E.  L.  How  to  make  a vege-  O.  S. 
table  garden.  1905  635 

Gives  general  and  specific  instruc-  P971 

tions  and  includes  planting  time  table. 

Galloway,  B.  T.  Commercial  violet  cul-  O.  S. 
ture.  1903  716 

Treatise  on  the  growing  and  mar-  G174 

keting  of  violets  for  profit. 

Gibson,  W.  H.  Our  native  orchids.  1905  O.  S. 

Attractive  book  on  subject  on  584 

which  there  is  not  much  available  G451 

material. 

Greene,  M.  L.  Among  school  gardens.  *j716 

1910  G811 

Concise  and  practical  treatment  of 
school  gardens. 


8 


Grubb,  E.  H.  and  Guilford,  W.  S.  The 

potato.  1912 

Compilation  of  information  from 
every  available  source  from  the 
standpoint  of  the  practical  grower. 

Hall,  A.  D.  Soil;  introduction  to  the 
scientific  study  of  the  growth  of 
crops.  1907 

Deals  with  origin  of  soils,  their 
physical  and  chemical  composition. 

Hall,  Bolton.  Garden  yard.  1909 

gimple,  practical  book  showing  how 
to  use  the  back  yard  for  a profitable 
vegetable  garden. 

Hall,  Bolton.  A little  land  and  a living. 
1908 

Aims  to  encourage  the  overworked 
wage  earner  to  reach  out  for  a better, 
saner  living  through  cultivating  the 
little  lands. 

Hall,  Bolton.  Three  acres  and  liberty. 
1907 

Handbook  of  tested  theory  regard- 
ing land  and  its  possibilities. 

Hayes,  F.  C.  Handy  hook  of  horticul- 
ture. 1900 


Hays,  W.  M.  Farm  development.  1910 


Hedrick,  U.  P.  Grapes  of  New  York. 
1908 

Report  of  the  New  York  agricul- 
tural experiment  station  for  the  year 
1907. 

Hedrick,  U.  P.  Plums  of  New  York. 
1911 

Report  of  the  New  York  agricul- 
tural experiment  station  for  the  year 
1910. 


O.  S. 

635 

G885 


O.  S. 

631 

H174s 


O.  S. 
630 

H174g 

O.  S. 

630 

H1741 


O.  S. 

630 

H174 


O.  S. 

716 

H418 

O.  S. 

630 

H425 

630.6 

N532 

pt2 


630.6 

N532 

1910 

pt2 


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Hemenway,  H.  D.  How  to  make  a school  *j716 
garden.  1903  H486 

Discusses  the  development  of  the 
school  garden  movement  and  how  to 
make  a school  garden. 

Henderson,  Peter.  Gardening  for  profit.  O.  S. 
1907  635 

Author  is  inventor  of  new  methods  H497 
adapted  to  operations  on  a large  scale. 

Herrman,  H.  French  method  of  inten-  O.  S. 

sive  cultivation  and  asparagus  fore-  635 

ing.  1910  H568 

Gives  French  method  of  gardening 
and  intensive  cultivation  with  in- 
structions for  each  month  in  the  year. 

Higgins,  M.  M.  Little  gardens  for  boys  j716 

and  girls.  1910  H636 

Accounts  of  simple  garden  making. 

Hole,  S.  M.  Book  about  roses.  1911  O.  S. 

How  to  grow  and  show  them,  with  716 

lists  of  roses.  H729 

Hunn,  C.  E.  and  Bailey,  L.  H.  Amateur’s  O.  S. 

practical  garden  book.  1900  635 

H938 

Hunt,  T.  F.  Forage  and  fiber  crops  in  O.  S. 
America.  1907  633 

H943 

H usman,  George.  American  grape  O.  S. 

growing  and  wine  making.  1909  634 

Results  of  fifty  years’  experience  in  H971 

viticulture. 

Hutchinson,  Mrs.  F.  K.  Our  country  O.  S. 
home.  1907  728.6 


Full  of  suggestions  for  owners  of  H975 
country  homes. 


10 


Iliott,  Charles.  Book  of  asparagus.  O.  S. 

1901  635 

Deals  from  practical  standpoint  129 

with  the  culture  of  asparagus,  celery, 
etc. 

Jekyll,  Gertrude.  Children  and  gardens.  j716 

1908  J47 

Useful  information  regarding  chil- 
dren’s gardens. 

Jordan,  D.  S.  and  Kellogg,  V.  L.  Scien-  O.  S. 
tific  aspects  of  Luther  Burbank’s  581 

work.  1909  J82 

Records  the  judgment  of  two  dis- 
tinguished zoologists  upon  the  work 
of  the  most  famous  gardener  of  the 
world. 

Keller,  H.  L.  Our  garden  flowers.  1910  O.  S. 

Popular  study  of  annual  and  peren-  716 

nial  flowering  plants  which  describes  K26 

in  detail  their  native  lands,  life  his- 
tories and  structural  affiliations. 

Kirby,  A.  M.  Daffodils,  narcissus  and  O S. 

how  to  grow  them  as  hardy  plants  716 

and  for  cut  flowers.  1907  K58 

Lodeman,  E.  G.  Spraying  of  plants.  O.  S. 

1906  632 

Terse  directions  for  use  of  liquid  L821 

and  powder  sprays  to  destroy  insects 
and  fungi. 

Lounsberry,  Alice.  Garden  book  for  j716 

young  people.  1908  L889 

Good  index  to  flowers. 

McCullom,  W.  C.  Vines  and  how  to  O.  S. 
grow  them.  1911  581.5 

Manual  of  useful  and  ornamental  M129 

climbing  plants. 

McLennan,  John.  Manual  of  practical  O.  S. 

farming.  1910  630 

Practical  untechnical  treatise  cov-  M164 

ering  briefly  the  whole  range  of  farm- 
ing. 


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Maeterlinck,  M.  Old-fashioned  flowers.  O.  S. 

1905  716 

Delightful  volume  of  nature  sketch-  M186 

es. 

Mann,  A.  R.  Beginnings  in  agriculture.  630 

1911  M281 


Designed  for  the  purpose  of  intro- 
ducing study  of  agriculture  in  seventh 
and  eighth  grades. 

Massey,  W.  F.  Practical  farming.  1907  O.  S. 

Especially  designed  for  everyday  630 

use  of  farmers  and  agricultural  stu-  M416 

dents. 

Maynard,  S.  T.  Small  country  place.  O.  S. 
1908  630 

Accurate  work  by  one  who  has  M471 

spent  more  than  30  years  teaching 
botany  and  horticulture.  It  covers 
many  interests  connected  with  the 
small  rural  place.  Calendar  outlines 
each  month’s  work. 


Miller,  C.  H.  Making  paths  and  drive-  O.  S. 
ways.  1912  713 

Tells  how  to  locate,  lay  out,  con-  M647 

struct  and  drain  paths  and  driveways. 

Miller,  L.  K.  Children’s  gardens  for  O.  S. 
school  and  home.  1904  716 

M648 

Miller,  Wilhelm.  What  England  can  710 

teach  us  about  gardening.  1911  M652 

Discussion  of  gardening  in  the 
United  States  as  compared  with  Eng- 
lish methods. 

Morris,  Edmund.  Ten  acres  enough.  O.  S. 

1905  630 

M875 

Paddock,  Wendell.  Fruit-growing  in  O.  S. 

arid  regions.  1910  634 

Account  of  the  approved  fruit-  P123 

growing  practices  in  the  inter-moun- 
tain country  of  the  west. 


12 


Parkinson,  E.  K.  Guide  to  the  country  O.  S. 
home.  1909  630 

Gives  distinctly  practical  advice  on  P247 

such  topics  as  choice  of  location,  win- 
ter-planning, tools,  stock,  crops,  etc. 

Parkinson,  E.  K.  Practical  country  O.  S. 

gentleman.  1911  630 

Handbook  of  information  to  help  P247p 

beginners  avoid  the  usual  discourag- 
ing stumbling-blocks. 

Parsons,  H.  G.  Children’s  gardens  for  j716 

pleasure,  health  and  education.  1910  P268 

Handbook  divided  into  theory  and 
practice.  Helpful  in  planning  school 
gardens. 

Parsons,  Samuel,  Jr.  Landscape  garden-  710 

ing.  1907  P271 

Practical  statement  of  problems. 

Pearson,  R.  H.  Book  of  garden  pests.  632 

1908  P362 

Handbook  for  gardeners  containing 
information  necessary  to  combat  com- 
mon insect  pests  and  fungus  diseases. 

Peterson,  M.  G.  How  to  know  wild  O.  S. 
fruits.  1905  581 

Guide  to  plants  when  not  in  flower  P485 

by  means  of  fruit  and  leaf. 

Plunkett,  Sir  H.  C.  Rural  life  problem  O.  S. 
of  the  United  States.  1910  630 

Results  of  ten  years’  study  of  local  P737 

conditions  by  an  Englishman  who  is 
an  authority  on  the  subject. 

Powell,  E.  P.  How  to  live  in  the  coun-  O.  S. 
try.  1911  630 

Tells  how  to  choose  the  site,  build  P882 

the  house  and  prepare  for  the  future 
of  both  farm  and  family. 


13 


Powell,  E.  P.  Orchard  and  the  fruit  O.  S. 
garden.  1905  634 

Written  for  people  escaping  from  P882 

city  life  to  suburban  homes.  Gives 
specific  cultural  directions. 

Powell,  I.  L.  Chrysanthemums  and  how  O.  S. 
to  grow  them.  1911  716 

Authoritative  and  comprehensive  P883 

manual  for  grower  and  amateur. 

Rexford,  E.  E.  Amateur  garden  craft.  O.  S. 

1912  716 

Instructions  for  the  beginner  which  R445a 
will  help  him  to  work  intelligently 
and  artistically  in  beautifying 
grounds. 

Rexford,  E.  E.  Four  seasons  in  the  716 

garden.  1907  R455 

Treats  of  the  making  and  care  of 
the  lawn,  flower-beds,  back-yard  gar- 
dens and  window  boxes. 

Rexford,  E.  E.  Home  floriculture.  1907  O.  S. 

Practical  guide  to  the  treatment  of  716 

flowering  and  other  ornamental  plants  R455h 
in  the  house  and  garden. 

Rexford,  E.  E.  Home  garden.  1909  O.  S. 

Useful  manual  for  the  inexperienced  635 

who  wish  to  grow  vegetables  and  R455 
small  fruit. 

Rexford,  E.  E.  Indoor  gardening.  1910  O.  S. 

Helpful  for  those  with  small  gar-  716 

dens  and  but  an  hour  or  so  each  day  R455i 
to  work  in. 

Roberts,  I.  P.  The  farmstead.  1905  630 

Making  of  the  rural  home  and  lay-  R645 
out  of  the  farm. 

Roberts,  I.  P.  Fertility  of  the  land.  1906  631 

Summary  sketch  of  the  relationship  R645 

of  farm  practice  to  the  maintaining 
and  increasing  of  the  productivity  of 
the  soil. 


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Rockwell,  F.  F.  Home  vegetable  gar- 
dening. 1911 

Guide  to  planting  and  care  of  vege- 
tables, fruits  and  berries  worth  grow- 
ing for  home  use. 

Rogers,  W.  S.  Garden  planning.  1911 

Useful  English  book  containing 
lists  of  flowers  for  special  purposes. 

Rutter,  W.  P.  Wheat-growing  in  Can- 
ada, the  United  States  and  the  Ar- 
gentine. 1911 

Considers  the  geographical,  econo- 
mic and  political  factors  which  affect 
the  cultivation  of  wheat  and  discusses 
the  probabilities  of  the  future. 

Saint-Maur,  Mrs.  K.  V.  Earth’s  bounty. 
1909 

Modern  practical  book  for  the  farm- 
er as  well  as  the  amateur. 

Saint-Maur,  Mrs.  K.  V.  Making  home 
profitable.  1912 

Tells  how  an  inexperienced  city 
woman  built  up  a profitable  home  in 
the  country,  with  chapters  on  vege- 
table gardening,  flowers  and  fruit  and 
raising  of  poultry,  bees  and  pigs. 

Saint-Maur,  Mrs.  K.  V.  Self-supporting 
home.  1905 

Author  relates  personal  experiences 
month  by  month  in  making  a twelve- 
acre  farm  pay  for  itself  and  provide  a 
home. 

Sanderson,  E.  D.  Insect  pests  of  farm, 
garden  and  orchard.  1912 

Deals  in  turn  with  the  various  pests 
and  makes  clear  the  ways  of  extermi- 
nating them. 

Sevey,  G.  C.  Bean  culture.  1907 


Treatise  on  production  and  market- 
ing of  beans. 


O.  S. 

635 

R684 


O.  S. 

716 

R731 

O.  S. 

633 

R982 


O.  S. 

630 

S146e 


O.  S. 
630 

S146m 


O.  S. 

630 

S146 


o.  s. 

632 

S316 


O.  S. 

635 

S499 


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Shaw,  E.  E.  Gardening  and  farming.  j716 

1911  S534 

Shelton,  Louise.  Seasons  in  a flower  O.  S. 
garden;  a handbook  of  information  716 

and  instruction  for  the  amateur.  S545 

1906 

Skinner,  C.  M.  Little  gardens.  1904  O.  S. 

How  to  beautify  city  yards  and  716 

small  country  spaces.  S628 

Storer,  F.  H.  Agriculture  in  some  of  its  631 
relations  with  chemistry.  1906  S884 


Designed  for  farmers  familiar  with 
the  manual  practice  of  agriculture, 
desirous  of  studying  some  of  the 
sciences  bearing  most  closely  on  the 
art  of  farming. 


Streeter,  J.  W.  Fat  of  the  land.  1904  O.  S. 

Clear,  sensible  and  business-like  630 

book  for  the  gentleman  farmer.  Not  S914 

much  attention  paid  to  details. 

Tabor,  Grace  and  Teall,  G.  C.  Garden  O.  S. 
primer.  1910  716 

Excellent  first  book  with  planting  T114 

table. 

Tabor,  Grace.  Landscape  garden  book.  O.  S. 

1911  710 

Contains  the  simple  laws  of  beauty  T114 

and  utility  which  should  guide  the  de- 
velopment of  all  grounds. 

Thonger,  Charles.  Book  of  the  cottage  O.  S. 

garden.  1909  716 

Planned  for  the  average  household-  T486 

er.  It  suggests  simple  methods  for 
small  gardens. 

T racy,  W.  W.  Tomato  culture.  1907  O.  S. 

Gives  instructions  for  raising,  har-  635 

vesting  and  marketing  tomatoes.  T762 


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Underwood,  Loring.  Garden  and  its  ac-  O.  S. 
cessories.  1907  716 

Suggestive  to  people  who  make  U56 
their  gardens  out  -of-door  living 
rooms. 

U.  S.  Bureau  of  soils.  Field  operations  R631 

of  the  bureau  of  soils.  1900-1912  U571 

U.  S.  County  life  commission.  Report.  630 

1911  U572 

Introduction  by  Theodore  Roosevelt. 
Endeavors  to  summarize  the  deficien- 
cies in  country  life  and  the  general 
corrective  forces  to  be  set  in  motion. 

Van  Siyke,  L.  L.  Fertilizers  and  crops.  O.  S. 

Gives  practical  methods  for  using  631 

fertilizers  and  the  reasons  underlying  V281 

their  us©. 

Ver  Beck,  H.  R.  Garden  in  the  wilder-  O.  S. 
ness.  1909  716 

Written  by  a garden  lover,  but  con-  V477 

tains  little  practical  information. 

Vivian,  Alfred.  First  principles  of  soil  O.  S. 

fertility.  1908  631 

Excellent  untechnical  work  well  V858 

adapted  to  needs  of  farmer. 

Warren,  G.  F.  Elements  of  agriculture.  O.  S. 

1909  630 

May  be  used  for  text  in  preparatory  W288 

schools  and  short  courses  in  college. 

Watts,  R.  S.  Vegetable  gardening.  1912  O.  S. 

Text-book  for  agricultural  schools  635 

and  professional  vegetable  growers.  W352 

Waugh,  F.  A.  American  apple  orchard.  O.  S. 

1908  634 

Full  information  for  the  practice  of  W354a 
apple  growing,  harvesting  and  mar- 
keting. 


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Waugh,  F.  A.  Beginner’s  guide  to  fruit  0.  S. 
growing.  634 

Simple  statement  of  elementary  W354b 
practices  of  propagation,  planting, 
culture,  fertilization,  etc. 

Waugh,  F.  A.  Dwarf  fruit  trees.  1908  634 

Sets  forth  the  commercial  possibili-  W354d 
ties  and  great  importance  of  dwarf 
fruit  trees  to  the  small  householder. 

Waugh,  F.  A.  Fruit  harvesting.  1906  O.  S. 

Practical  guide  to  the  picking,  sort-  634 

ing,  packing,  storing,  shipping  and  W354 
marketing  of  fruit. 

Waugh,  F.  A.  Landscape  gardening.  O.  S. 

1899  710 

General  principles  governing  out-  W354 

door  art  with  suggestions  for  their 
application  in  the  problems  of  garden- 
ing. 

Waugh,  F.  A.  Plums  and  plum  culture.  O.  S. 

1901  634 

Deals  with  the  propagation,  cultiva-  W354p 
tion  and  utilization  of  plums  cultivat- 
ed and  indigenous  in  North  America. 

Weed,  C.  M.  and  Emerson,  Philip.  O.  S. 

School  garden  book.  1909  716 

Useful  guide  to  teacher  in  city  and  W394 

country  and  to  home  gardener,  dis-  also  j 

cussing  by  month  the  flowers  in  sea- 
son. 

Weed,  C.  M.  Spraying  crops;  why,  O.  S. 

when  and  how.  1912  632 

W394s 

Wilkinson,  J.  W.  Practical  agriculture.  O.  S. 

1909  630 

W686 

Woll,  F.  W.  Handbook  for  farmers  and  630 

dairy  men.  1907  W863 

Useful  facts  and  formulas  on  sub- 
jects of  importance  to  farmers  and 
dairymen. 


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Wooison,  G.  A.  Ferns  and  how  to  grow  O.  S. 
them.  1905  587 

Practical  book  for  amateur  fern  W916 
culturist.  Describes  native  varieties, 
their  habits  and  needs. 

Wright,  Mrs.  M.  O.  Garden,  you  and  I.  O.  S. 
1906  716 

Reliable  information  about  gardens  W952 
is  interwoven  with  the  thread  of  a 
slight  story. 

Wright,  W.  P.  Garden  week  by  week.  O.  S. 
1909  716 

Handbook  to  gardening  operations  W954g 
for  every  week  in  the  year. 

Wright,  W.  P.  Perfect  garden.  1908  O.  S. 

How  to  keep  it  beautiful  and  fruit-  716 
ful,  with  hints  on  culture  of  all  the  W954 
principal  flowers,  fruits  and  vege- 
tables. 

Wright,  W.  P.  Popular  garden  flowers.  O.  S. 
1911  716 


Gives  instructions  for  raising  many  W9o±p 
individual  flowers  such  as  carnations, 
lilies,  sweet  peas,  etc. 


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